I HAVE AN EXTERNAL WD1600 DRIVE THAT WILL NOT MOUNT TO MY MAC COMPUTER. IT ALSO MAKES A SHORT TWO-BEEP NOISE EVERY 10 SECONDS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN GOES SILENT. DOESNT SOUND LIKE IT IS SPINNING. THE DRIVE WORKED FINE PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DATA I NEED TO RETRIEVE FROM IT. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Hello,
I have information and perhaps a way to save your data. If the above suggestion did not help, then you need a Hot Spare drive - I.E. another drive. However, if you follow this link, you may have a way to save your information. According to this info, since you are getting beeps, you may be able to load your information onto another drive.
http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2779-001011.pdf
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try booting the mac up without the drive plugged in.... then plug in the drive and see if it is recognized. if not it has failed.
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